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Classroom Resources | Grades 11 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonExamining the Legacy of the American Civil Rights Era
As part of their study of Richard Wright's Black Boy, students research and reflect on the current black-white racial divide in America. By examining the work of literature in the context of contemporary events, students will deepen their understanding of the work and of what it means to be an American today.

Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonExploring Literature through Letter-Writing Groups
Students discuss literature through a series of letter exchanges, as a one-time assignment or throughout the year with the students discussing, and making connections among, a number of literary works.

Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonFacilitating Student-Led Seminar Discussions with The Piano Lesson
August Wilson's play The Piano Lesson invites students to ask a number of questionsóbig
and small. Students learn how to create effective discussion questions and then put them to use in student-led discussions.

Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonIf a Body Texts a Body: Texting in The Catcher in the Rye
Students imagine the possibilities afforded by text messaging technology in The Catcher in the Rye; They compare and contrast major forms of communication, select points in the novel to represent with text messages, and share and discuss their creative work.

Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonIn Literature, Interpretation is the Thing
Students consider Shakespearean literature to be or not to be useful in a modern context when they analyze the relationship between text and reader interpretation.

Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonInvestigating Genre: The Case of the Classic Detective Story
After critiquing a list of conventions for the genre, students read, view, or listen to a classic
mystery, and then produce a mystery of their own, reflecting on the purposeful ways in which
they adhered to or altered the genre conventions.

Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonI Remember That Book: Rereading as a Critical Investigation
Curl up with a good book againor not. In this lesson, students brainstorm why they reread some books, while passing up others, and write their reflections in an essay.

Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonJoining the Conversation about Young Adult Literature
Students create a persuasive case calling for the adoption of a particular young adult literature title into their school's language arts curriculum by writing letters or speeches.